Systems and methods to reduce methane emissions associated with a lean-burn natural gas engine

A system, comprising:

• a controller;
• an electric power supply component;
• an aftertreatment housing;
• and
• a heating component within the aftertreatment housing, wherein:
• the heating component includes an electrically driven heater,
• the aftertreatment housing is configured to allow exhaust gas, generated by a lean-burn natural gas engine, to flow through the aftertreatment housing from an input end of the aftertreatment housing to an output end of the aftertreatment housing,
• the electric power supply component is configured to provide, to the heating component, electric power that is generated using one or more low-carbon generation techniques;
• and
• the controller is configured to:
• when the electric power supply component is not actively providing the electric power to the heating component, determine a state of charge (SoC) for the electric power supply component;
• at least one of:
• cause, when the SoC satisfies a threshold, the electric power supply component to be enabled to operate and provide the electric power to the heating component, or
• cause, when the SoC does not satisfy the threshold, the electric power supply component to be disabled from providing the electric power to the heating component;
• and
• cause the heating component to provide, based on the electric power actively provided by the electric power supply component, heat within the aftertreatment housing to cause a temperature associated with an internal environment of the aftertreatment housing to satisfy a temperature threshold associated with enabling a conversion process that reduces methane emissions within the exhaust gas.

A system, comprising:

• an electric power supply component;
• and
• a heating component within an aftertreatment housing, wherein:
• the heating component includes an electrically driven heater,
• the electric power supply component is configured to provide, to the heating component, electric power that is generated using one or more low-carbon generation techniques,
• a controller is configured to:
• when the electric power supply component is not actively providing the electric power to the heating component, determine a state of charge (SoC) for the electric power supply component;
• at least one of:
• cause, when the SoC satisfies a threshold, the electric power supply component to be enabled to operate and provide the electric power to the heating component, or
• cause, when the SoC does not satisfy the threshold, the electric power supply component to be disabled from providing the electric power to the heating component;
• and
• cause the heating component to provide, based on the electric power actively provided by the electric power supply component, heat within the aftertreatment housing to cause a temperature associated with an internal environment of the aftertreatment housing to satisfy a temperature threshold associated with enabling a conversion process that reduces methane emissions within exhaust gas, and
• the exhaust gas is generated by a lean-burn natural gas engine.